Pride of Britain Awards

2002 Winner Kirsty Howard Six-year-old Kirsty Howard captured the nation’s heart when she was picked as a mascot for the England team in their World Cup qualifier against Greece last year. Captain David Beckham was visibly moved when he walked on to the pitch at Old Trafford holding Kirsty’s hand while her oxygen cylinder trailed […]

2002 Winner Margaret Jellett To her pupils, Margaret Jellett is a devoted art and design teacher whose dedication and enthusiasm is an inspiration. But Margaret’s achievements extend far beyond the classroom. Her pioneering work with the integrated schools movement in Northern Ireland has helped bring down barriers and challenge long-held prejudices in the province. Margaret, […]

2002 Winner Debby Dumigan Debby Dumigan has always been a good listener. If ever her family or friends have a problem it is always her they turn to. But last December her natural ability to reach out to people – and an equal measure of cool courage – saved a young woman’s life and prevented […]

2002 Winner Richard Emmott When Richard Emmott hung up his rugby boots for the last time, he had no idea that the skills he acquired on the pitch would one day be called upon to avert a shooting tragedy. The stocky builder and electrician was meeting a hotel owner to discuss renovation work one evening […]

2002 Winner Anthony Peltier When deputy headteacher Anthony Peltier was sent on a four-day first aid course, he knew the skills would come in handy. But he never realised that on the first day of his training he would be using them to save the life of a stabbed teenager. His heroic act was performed […]

2002 Winner Katie-Louise Beynon Late one evening last May, 12-year-old Katie-Louise was watching TV with her mother when she heard a loud bang from her brothers’ room upstairs.  She dashed up to their bedroom and found Adam, seven, on the floor. He had fallen out of bed after suffering a potentially fatal reaction to a […]